World History Quiz Vocab

divine right

belief that a king receives the right to rule from a god.

diplomacy

the act of maintaining peace between nations

pax

peace

subjects

people under control of a ruler

republic

government in which people elect representatives

trumuirate

In Rome, a group of three men holding power

frontier

a region on the edge of a settled part of a country

ides

the middle

civil engineering

construction that maintains and builds roads and bridges/infrastructure

fratricide

killing of a brother or sister

matricide

killing of a mother

patricide

killing of a father

regicide

killing of a king

punic

Latin for “Phoenicia”

megalmaniac

person obsessed with power

anarchy

disorder, chaos due to absence of authority

edict

a proclimation

mosaic

a picture or pattern formed by tile or stone

praetor

a roman official such as a judge

legion

military unit of 3,000-6,000 soldiers

dictator

ruler with total power over a country

patrician

roman upper class, the wealthy

plebian

roman lower class

colossus

large, huge

mercenaries

a hired professional soldier

soothsayer

a person who is able to see the future

abdicates

resign, give up power

tribute

payment

emperor

ruler of great rank and power over a large territory

relics

objects of religious importance, usually related to saints

succession

coming after, the order to the throne

barbarian

a person from another land believed to be uncivilized or violent

vernacular

language spoken by ordinary people in a country

schism

division or split

orthodox

a person or views that are traditional and conservative

Marcus Aurelius

\-Last of good emperors

\-Fighting northern barbarians

\-Philosopher emperor

\-End to Pax Romana

Hadrian

\-Wall that’s 73 miles/ 20’ high

\-Worked for peace

\-Supported art/architecture

\-general/governor/emperor

\-Wrote biography

\-Travelled empire to visit subjects

Diocletian

\-Army soldier to praetorian guard

Constantine I

\-Peacemaker

\-Moved capital to Constantinople

\-Came to power after the Battle of Milivan Bridge

\-313 Edict of Milan- legalized Christianity

\-Council of Nicea-325-summoned church officials (Turkey)

\-Mother Helena (became a saint)

\-Travelled to Holy Land and brought back Holy Stairs (Now in Rome)

Augustus

\-Ruled 31 BC-14 AD

\-Law and order

\-Family value laws

\-Infrastructure

\-Pax Romana

Caligula

\-Ruled 37-41 AD

Nero

\-mom helped him rule

\-great fire of Rome

Trajan

(98-117) First of the "Good Emperors" Rome reached its greatest size.

Domitian

Ruled from 81 to 96